Impact of fungal infection in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis

Abstract EN

Mycoses of the nose and the paranasal sinuses occur more frequently than has been assumed Aspergillus fumigatus is definitely the most common fungus reported as infectious agents in the paranasal sinuses.

In this study 43 patients presented with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps were subjected to surgery by functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).

Tissues obtained from the ethmoides were cultured for possible fungus The culture was positive in 19 cases (44.2%).

Fungal infection was common in patients with nasal polyposis (52%) than those with chronic rhinosinusitis (35%).

Genus Aspergillus was the commented (8 cases) followed by Cladosporium (6 cases) other genera were also isolated.